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these are countries with grave human rights abuses that
have now been given financial freedom to continue to
oppress their populations in the name of fighting terror.

with each additional dollar of foreign aid, handouts "from
governments, to governments, for governments", the united
states frees up another dollar that can be used for the
continued terrorisation of their citizens.

governments such as those in china, indonesia, algeria,
egypt, belarus, malaysia, russia, cuba, zimbabwe, liberia
and uganda are invoking 9/11 in much of the same was
as our current administration has in an effort to enact
legislation to ensure the continued oppression of their
populations.

but by all measures, john ashcroft and his patriot act
look like benjamin franklin and the declaration of
independence in contrast to the reactionary limits to
personal freedom and liberty that these countries are
imposing on their (sometimes marginalized) populations
in the name of the global war on terror.

these governments have found it easy, in today's global
political environment, to label certain minority and religious
groups terrorists as a means to legitimize what would
otherwise be considered genocide and out right tyranny.

is mankind, as a whole, digressing?

is the concept of liberty forever changed in our society?

"The precedents that have been established around the
globe since 9/11 will continue to haunt hundreds of millions
of people long after Osama bin Laden has gone to hell...Over
a billion people have seen at least some of their rights and
liberties sacrificed on the antiterrorism alter - or face greater
risks of unjustified arrest and detention in their daily lives -
or face greater likelihood of government surveillance and
government intrusion in their personal lives.

- James Bovard"

(edit: citation)

--------------------All I know is The Growery is a place where losers who get banned here go.

Yep, the concept of liberty is falling by the wayside.. actually, it is being forceably pushed out of the car while traveling at a high rate of speed. Strap in and prepare for the ride. It's gonna get a lil bumpy.

The problem is that nobody cares about people's rights anymore, not even their own. Especially true of the very vocal minority that we know and "love" in this forum